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Created page with "== Definition and Overview == A '''defense mechanism''' is a psychological strategy that is unconsciously used to protect a person from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings. Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, was one of the first to propose the concept of defense mechanisms. Later, his daughter Anna Freud elaborated on the idea and categorized the mechanisms into several types. == History and Development == Th..."
